Bastien <b...@gnu.org> writes:
> Hi Tim, > > Tim Cross <theophil...@gmail.com> writes: > >> I do think it is probably time to drop support for Emacs 24 in the next >> major release. However, we cannot drop it 'mid release'. > > I've added a section called "Compatibility with Emacs versions" on > this page: https://orgmode.org/worg/org-maintenance.html > > We now make it clear that latest Org stable aims at being compatible > with Emacs current stable, and the two previous one. > > That is: Org 9.4.6 is compatible with 27.x, 26.x and 25.x but maybe > not with 24.x (24.1 being 9 years old now). > Thanks Bastien. I think it is good to have a clear statement on this, even if not everyone agrees, as it makes things explicit. I suspect this will need to be reviewed after each release of a new Emacs version though as the effort to maintain backwards compatibility will depend on what has changed in Emacs. Especially given that Emacs release cycles seem to be getting shorter.
